How to Get Rid of Rats in Shift At Midnight

Pick up a live rat and carry it to the dumpster outside the store. Current full-release guidance records $3 for disposing of a live rat this way. Killing it first reduces the remains to ordinary low-value trash, so use the live pickup route when you have time.

For: Full release (July 22, 2026) · Updated: July 28, 2026

Key takeaways

• Approach a live rat and use the pickup interaction.
• Keep holding it while moving to the outside dumpster.
• Drop or throw the live rat into the dumpster.
• Current full-release guidance records $3 for a live dumpster disposal.
• Killing a rat is faster under pressure, but the body is handled like low-value trash rather than the $3 live disposal.

How to remove a rat

1. Clear your carried item

Make sure you have room to pick up the rat. If another object is in your hands, put it somewhere safe before chasing the pest.

2. Get close and pick it up

Rats move, so cut off the route instead of following directly behind forever. Use the pickup interaction when you are close enough.

3. Carry it outside

Keep the rat held and head for the store's outside dumpster. Do not kill it on the way if your goal is the live-disposal reward.

4. Put the live rat in the dumpster

Drop or throw it into the dumpster opening. Current full-release community guidance consistently records a $3 reward for this result.

Live disposal versus killing

The live route is better for money, but it is not automatically the fastest way to satisfy every randomized Notice Board objective.

During a timed rat objective

Read the Notice Board's visible target and timer before optimizing for money. If the current objective counts catches faster than you can carry every rat to the dumpster, completing the objective takes priority over maximizing each individual disposal.

The reviewed evidence does not establish one guaranteed night, rat count, or spawn route for every run. Follow the objective shown in your current shift.

If a rat will not register

• Confirm the rat is still alive when it enters the dumpster.
• Aim into the dumpster opening instead of dropping it beside the container.
• Check whether your current objective wants a catch or another action.
• Make sure the held object is actually the rat before releasing it.

This page does not recommend restarting the save or editing files because no current source establishes a universal rat-task recovery.

For more personal-money planning, use the ending and save-Clyde guide. For ordinary cleaning and store work, see the store and quota guide.

Quick answers

Where do I put rats?

Carry a live rat to the dumpster outside the store and release it into the container.

How much is a live rat worth?

Current full-release guidance records $3 when a live rat is put in the dumpster.

Should I kill rats?

Killing can be faster under pressure, but it loses the $3 live-disposal route. Use it only when the current task or danger makes speed more important.